Creating Read-Only and Disabled Text Boxes
Description
The readonly and disabled attributes
allow you to create text boxes that the user cannot edit.
Each creates a different visual effect.
Example
The following code uses the readonly and disabled Attributes.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<form method="post" action="http://example.com/form">
<p>
<label for="name"> Name: <input value="XML" disabled
id="name" name="name" />
</label>
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<p>
<label for="city"> City: <input value="Boston" readonly
id="city" name="city" />
</label>
</p>
<p>
<label for="fave"> Fruit: <input id="fave" name="fave" />
</label>
</p>
<button type="submit">Submit Vote</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
The data from the input element, with the disabled attribute, is not submitted to the server.